World · 5 April 2026
Half of Iran's missile launchers still working after 12,000 strikes
Around half of Iran's ballistic missile launchers remain intact despite more than 12,000 US and Israeli strikes since the war began, according to US intelligence sources cited by Politico and CNN. Trump said this week that Iran's ability to launch missiles was 'dramatically curtailed,' but separate US sources told CNN that roughly 50% of launchers are still operational. The gap between official claims and intelligence assessments has drawn attention in Washington.
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